Los Amigos Jungle Cucumbers - Figure 10 1.1 2003/08/14 15:47:09 GMT-5 2003/08/14 16:19:40.408 GMT-5 John Janovec jjanovec@brit.org John Janovec jjanovec@brit.org Mariyah Poonawala mariyah@rice.edu Kyle Clarkson kclarks@rice.edu

In undisturbed upland forest, amongst the largest old trees, Gurania insolita enjoys dry soils and shade. These plants climb high into the treetop canopy, and along the way they produce male inflorescences on short peduncles (stalks) that dangle downward. Hummingbirds and butterflies have both been seen at these flowers, which are hairy, just like the four-sided stems that produced them.